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Location: Saxman Totem Park - Saxman AK

Saxman Totem Park, the Beaver Posts – Saxman AK

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) relocated the Beaver Posts totems from a village in Southeast Alaska to the newly established Saxman Totem Park. The CCC set up a totem restoration project in 1938 under the supervision of architect Linn A. Forrest. Tlingit carvers… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Sixteen Frogs Breaker – Saxman AK

The park was designed along a main axis—Totem Road—with totem poles on each side, and a rectangular area enclosed with logs carved with frog heads. Leading to the square, there are two stairways marked by totem poles on each side…. read more

Project type: Art Works, Parks and Recreation, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, the Blackfish Pole – Saxman AK

In the 1961 volume, The Wolf and the Raven, anthropologist Viola Garfield and architect Linn Forrest describe the visual characteristics of the totem pole: “Two adventures of the ancestors of people of Blackfish House of the Wolf phratry are illustrated on… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, the Blackfish Fin – Saxman AK

In the 1961 volume, The Wolf and the Raven, anthropologist Viola Garfield and architect Linn Forrest describe the visual characteristics of the totem pole: “The Klawak Blackfish Fin carving symbolizes a mythical monster of the sea about which the south eastern… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, the Frog Tree – Saxman AK

Viola Garfield and Linn Forrest describe the visual characteristics of the Frog Tree totem pole in their 1961 volume, The Wolf and the Raven: “The Frog Tree (or Drifting Log) carving was brought from Cape Fox, where it had been dedicated to… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, the Lincoln Totem Pole – Saxman AK

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established the Saxman Totem Park in 1938 and set up a totem restoration project. Tlingit carvers enrolled in the CCC lead the restoration process. The CCC relocated the Lincoln Totem pole from a village in Southeast Alaska… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, Pointing Figure – Saxman AK

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) relocated the Pointing Figure totem from a village in Southeast Alaska to the newly established Saxman Totem Park. The CCC set up a totem restoration project in 1938 and Tlingit carvers enrolled in the CCC lead the… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, Giant Rock Oyster Pole – Saxman AK

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) relocated the Giant Rock Oyster Pole from a village in Southeast Alaska to the newly established Saxman Totem Park. The CCC set up a totem restoration project in 1938 and Tlingit carvers enrolled in the CCC lead… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, Secretary of State Pole (Seaward Pole) – Saxman AK

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) relocated the Secretary of State Pole (Seaward Pole) from a village in Southeast Alaska to the newly established Saxman Totem Park. The CCC set up a totem restoration project in 1938 and Tlingit carvers enrolled in the CCC… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

Saxman Totem Park, Kats and His Bear Wife Totem – Saxman AK

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) relocated the Kats and His Bear Wife totem from a village in Southeast Alaska to the newly established Saxman Totem Park. The CCC set up a totem restoration project in 1938 and Tlingit carvers enrolled in the… read more

Project type: Archaeology and History, Art Works, Historical Restoration, Sculptures
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs

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